VENTURA, Calif. – The first of the El Niño storms is already having an impact on Ventura County. A series of storms is expected from Tuesday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 8.
Voluntary evacuations are already in place in Camarillo Springs and mud or debris flows are possible in any of the recent burn areas. Please stay informed and prepared and be sure to monitor the situation around you. See the information below for a list of sites where you can get preparedness information or storm updates.
Primary websites:
- Ventura County Fire: www.VCFD.org
- RSG Flood Prep Guide (PDF): VCReadySetGo.org
- VCFD "Sandbag Basics Video" PSA
- County Emergency Resources: ReadyVentura County.org
- Situation Status summary, evacuations, school closures: http://www.vcemergency.com/
- Emergency Notification Systems: VC Alert
Other emergency websites:
- District 7 (LA and Ventura counties) main page (we may create a project page for the Solimar burn area): http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/
- Highway Conditions statewide: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
- Highway Conditions on LA and Ventura freeways: http://www.go511.com/
- National Weather Service forecast
- Public Works Watershed Protection Agency
- Flood Preparedness information: www.vcfloodinfo.com/
- Rainfall and stream gauges in real-time: http://www.vcwatershed.net/fws/gmap.html
- VC Red Cross: redcross.org/ventura
- Free "Red Cross" apps also available for phones
- VC Animal Services: www.vcas.us
Social media accounts to follow:
- Ventura County Fire: @VCFD and @VCFD_PIO
- Sheriff @VenturaSheriff
- Public Safety: @CHPsouthern @CaltransDist7
- Ventura County Aviation Unit: @VCAirUnit
- Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services: @VenturaOES
- Ready Ventura County @ReadyVC
- County of Ventura @CountyVentura
- County of Ventura Facebook https://www.facebook.com/County-of-Ventura
- Red Cross: @RedCrossVentura
- National Weather Service: @NWSLosAngeles
